Sep 21, 2016 when a texas ranger liam hemsworth investigates a series of unexplained deaths in a small town called mount herman, he uncovers a dark secret about the towns charismatic leader woody. The duel stars liam hemsworth as a texas ranger who investigates a series of. The duel stars liam hemsworth as a texas ranger who investigates a series. It was released on dvd and bluray on august 23, 2016. Played largely as a twohander, pitting the increasingly fraught but determined david mann a brilliant dennis weaver against a beatenup monster truck, this is essentially a film about fear of the unknown. Duel the best bits of film trivia the tanker driver. It is the feature fulllength directorial debut of american director, producer, and screenwriter steven spielberg, and is distributed by universal pictures. The film calls it a helena duel, named after the texas town where this opening sequence takes. Near the end of the film, while dennis weaver is finally starting to get a good lead on the truck, the top of director steven spielbergs head is visible in the reflection of the back seat in the rearview mirror. Parents need to know that although the duel is set in 19thcentury texas, its really a kind of supernatural horror story disguised as a western. Two men have chosen to fight to the death using the exact same method shown in michael jackson s beat it video. The duel 2016 movie liam hemsworth, woody harrelson, alice. When a mysterious cell phone signal causes apocalyptic chaos, an artist is determined to reunite with his young son in new england.
When a texas ranger liam hemsworth investigates a series of unexplained deaths in a small town called mount herman, he uncovers a dark secret about the towns charismatic leader woody. Nicholas hoult, joel edgerton and jamie bell were once attached to star in the film in 20 liam hemsworth and woody harrelson are no strangers, the two have starred together in the hunger games movie franchise ever since i saw tombstone, i have been a fan of westerns. The fact that the western has fallen out of favour with mass audiences, combined with the deathlike pace of the opening halfhour, probably means that the it will be seen by few and that even fewer will see it through to the finish, which is a shame as the duel does eventually gather some momentum. Apr 29, 2016 official the duel movie trailer 2016 subscribe woody harrelson movie trailer release. It sounds bad, but i just got finished watching true detective s1 and now i feel like pretty much everything else woody harrelson has acted in. Duel was spielbergs first fulllength feature film as director, and it is a minor masterpiece. I think she was either drugged poisoned or to get the fever that abraham predicted and brainwashed just like the others in the community. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the duel 2016 near you.
Jun 24, 2016 more, at just under two hours and moving at its own reserved pace the duel never feels long, darcysmith allowing events to build with a deliberate delicacy that allows the final faceoff between david and abraham to explode in emotive ferocity. This modal can be closed by pressing the escape key or activating the close button. Then at the end when they say nobody was in the town including marisol, they had either all fled when they knew what happened, or more likely they were all killed and the town destroyed to get rid of any evidence of its existence. Duel is a 1971 american action thriller film written by richard matheson, which is based on his own short story. Released on april 22, 1983, the mpaa gave the film a pg rating. It is the feature fulllength directorial debut of american director, producer, and screenwriter steven spielberg, and is distributed by universal pictures dennis weaver portrays david mann, a business commuter from california driving a plymouth valiant while on his way. I have never been so affected by a drama before in my. Mar 30, 2016 a short film screened at 109 cinemas in intermissions. A short film screened at 109 cinemas in intermissions. A texas ranger liam hemsworth investigates a series of murders in a small town led by a. The duel stars liam hemsworth as a texas ranger who investigates a series of murders in a small town led by a charismatic preacher played b. Played largely as a twohander, pitting the increasingly fraught but determined david mann a brilliant dennis weaver against a beatenup monster truck, this. The film western has survived numerous worldhistorical milestones, including the putative closing of the american frontier, the death of. It might best be summarized with the interjection meh.
For starters, there is the production issue of shooting in the cheapest. On one sunset time, a high school girl nanami meets a mysterious cat named kotobuki who can speak with her. The story is set in a stairway called yuyake dandan near the jr nippori station in arakawa ward, tokyo. The duel wants to build to a feverish heart of darknessapocalypse now climax, but has trouble determining how to get there. Quick question spoiler i understand that marisol was delusional for most of the movie, and that explains most of her weird behavior, but what i dont understand is why she betrayed her husband to the town that is hunting down and killing her people for sport. At home, he is a kind and friendly father to his daughter. Liam hemsworth stars as a texas ranger who squares off against a dangerous priest played by woody harrelson in the duel. This climax alone is enough for me to recommend the watching of the film to genre fans. The duel bande annonce vf 2018 liam hemsworth, woody. As a twist on the traditional western but without a strong central focus, the film was seemingly doomed even before director kieran darcysmith got his hands on it. The film was released for limited release and video on demand on june 24, 2016, by lionsgate premiere.
The duel 2016 the duel dvd and bluray release date was set for august 23, 2016 and available on digital hd from amazon video and itunes on june 24, 2016. Central thrusts involving racism are readily obvious right from the start, figuring out who is killing all. When a mexican generals nephew is found murdered in the rio grande. Released june 24th, 2016, the duel stars woody harrelson, liam hemsworth, alice braga, emory cohen the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 56 min, and received a score of 42 out of 100 on. The duel is an entertaining period film about keeping law in the old west. The film stars liam hemsworth, emory cohen, woody harrelson and alice braga. The film is released in theaters and on demand, june 24, but you can exclusively see the movies trailer, above, and the poster, below. The script mindlessly coughs out modern phrases not used in the 1800s for example, someone did a number on someone else. The squarejawed, handsome hemsworth seems designed to be a western hero, although he isnt given much to do here other than look stolid. Braga is compelling as always, but her character is so ill.
Even without benefit of hindsight, duel looks like the work of an unusually talented young director. When a mexican generals nephew is found murdered in the rio grande river texas ranger david kingston is tasked with. Another ocn thrilling kdrama, after tunnel my expectation for duel is quite high. Apr 29, 2016 the duel trailer 2016 trailer for the duel. No need to waste time endlessly browsingheres the entire lineup of new movies and tv shows streaming on netflix this month. Official the duel movie trailer 2016 subscribe woody harrelson movie trailer release. Apr 28, 2016 the duel 2016, woody harrelson it looks like 2016 is the year of the western because the duel is a brand new one that stars the hunger games costars liam hemsworth and woody harrelson for this particular movie, ive made the decision to look way beyond the highly questionable choice of trailer music and dig down deep in hopes for the best. The duel woody harrelson as a sinister cult leader faces down liam hemsworth as a texas ranger in an okay western standoff. The duel stars liam hemsworth as a texas ranger who investigates a series of murders in a small town led by a charismatic preacher played by woody harrelson. The duel 2016 pg 0624 2016 us western, drama 1h 50m.
The duel 2016 cast and crew a texas ranger liam hemsworth investigates a series of murders in an old west town thats run by a former confederate officer. When revenges not an agenda, but an opportunity knocks. He meets a human clone and gets involved in a shocking case. With woody harrelson, liam hemsworth, alice braga, emory cohen. The duel is a 2016 american western film directed by kieran darcysmith and written by matt cook. Too much, if im being honest, the film bouncing through so many different subplots and narrative machinations keeping track of them can be rather difficult. The duel 2016 cast and crew a texas ranger liam hemsworth investigates a series of murders in an old west town thats run by a former confederate officer woody harrelson. On one sunset time, a high school girl nanami meets a mysterious. Despite promising elements of mixedgenre thrills, the film is finally the. The duel on dvd august 23, 2016 starring liam hemsworth, woody harrelson, alice braga, emory cohen. Siskel had given his approval to fmj while ebert gave it a thumbs down with a 2. Woody harrelsons performance as abraham brant is the films strongest aspect. While not a bad film, neither is the duel a good one. Jun 22, 2016 the squarejawed, handsome hemsworth seems designed to be a western hero, although he isnt given much to do here other than look stolid.
In fact, it was same as what we had seen in those that sets in the modern day themes, but here it was in the second half of the 1800s. The emphasis is on eerie claims of clairvoyance, foretelling of grim future events, and. The duel is a new western that feels like an old western, but not in a good way. Everything you need to know about the duel movie 2016. Rent the duel 2016 starring woody harrelson and liam hemsworth on dvd and bluray.
The duel appears to be your standardissue revenge western until it has a few extra story aces up its sleeve. So many wrong turns by the duel s writer and director make the errors in judgment committed by the movies characters seem forgivable in comparison. Writer matt cook triple 9 and director kieran darcysmith essentially serve up a pale imitation of quentin tarantinos past two films, since the duel is boringly talky for long stretches i heard more than a few snores at the screening i attended, it is punctuated by excessive brutality, and every story. The duel 2016, woody harrelson it looks like 2016 is the year of the western because the duel is a brand new one that stars the hunger games costars liam hemsworth and woody harrelson for this particular movie, ive made the decision to look way beyond the highly questionable choice of trailer music and dig down deep in hopes for the best. Because that twist was not par with any decent western film. A texas ranger investigates a series of unexplained deaths in a town called helena. Liam hemsworth, alice braga, woody harrelson imdb ocena. Released june 24th, 2016, the duel stars woody harrelson, liam hemsworth, alice braga, emory cohen the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 56 min, and received a. Jun 24, 2016 the film western has survived numerous worldhistorical milestones, including the putative closing of the american frontier, the death of john wayne and genre hijacking by the likes of kathryn. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The duel had to have something more in order to really be successful. The story echoes both joseph conrads novel the heart of darkness and francis ford coppolas adaptation of it, apocalypse now. Jun 21, 2016 the duel wants to build to a feverish heart of darknessapocalypse now climax, but has trouble determining how to get there.
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